Method for controlling of hall device and magnetic detection apparatus using the same

Abstract

A magnetic detection apparatus includes a Hall device configured to include terminals and to generate an electromotive force based on a magnetic field, a Hall output controller configured to control an output of the Hall device such that an output phase alteration order of a first section of the output is symmetrical to an output phase alteration order of a second section of the output on the basis of half cycle of a control cycle of the Hall device, an amplifier configured to be connected to output terminals of the Hall device to amplify the output of the Hall device, and an amplifier output controller configured to control an output polarity of the amplifier based on the output of the Hall device.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A magnetic detection apparatus, comprising:
 a Hall device configured to comprise terminals and to generate an electromotive force based on a magnetic field; 
 a Hall output controller configured to control an output of the Hall device such that an output phase alteration sequence order of a first section of the output is symmetrical to an output phase alteration sequence order of a second section of the output on the basis of a half cycle of a control cycle of the Hall device; 
 an amplifier configured to be connected to output terminals of the Hall device to amplify the output of the Hall device; and 
 an amplifier output controller configured to control an output polarity of the amplifier based on the output of the Hall device, 
 wherein the output phase alteration sequence order of the first section is different from the output phase alteration sequence order of the second section. 
 
     
     
       2. The magnetic detection apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an integrator configured to integrate an output of the amplifier output controller. 
     
     
       3. The magnetic detection apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the Hall output controller controls the output of the Hall device such that the output phase alteration sequence order of the first section corresponds to a reverse order of the output phase alteration sequence order of the second section during the control cycle of the Hall device. 
     
     
       4. The magnetic detection apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the control cycle of the Hall device corresponds to a section of the output in which an output phase of the Hall device changes 8 times. 
     
     
       5. The magnetic detection apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the Hall output controller changes an output phase of the Hall device 4 times during the first section of the output and changes the output phase of the Hall device 4 times in a reverse order of the output phase alteration sequence order of the first section during the second section of the output. 
     
     
       6. The magnetic detection apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the Hall output controller changes an output phase of the Hall device in an order of 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees and 270 degrees during the first section of the output and changes the output phase of the Hall device in an order of 270 degrees, 180 degrees, 90 degrees and 0 degrees during the second section of the output. 
     
     
       7. The magnetic detection apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the Hall output controller selects two output terminals from among the terminals of the Hall device to be used to change an output phase of the Hall device. 
     
     
       8. The magnetic detection apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the Hall output controller selects terminals from among the terminals of the Hall device that are not to be used as output terminals as bias terminals. 
     
     
       9. The magnetic detection apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the Hall output controller controls the output of the Hall device such that a rising time loss quantity related to the output the amplifier output controller is identical to a falling time loss quantity related to the output the amplifier output controller during the control cycle of the Hall device. 
     
     
       10. The Hall output controller of  claim 9 , wherein the Hall output controller causes the rising time loss quantity and the falling time loss quantity be identical to each other such that a remaining offset voltage of the amplifier is removed. 
     
     
       11. The magnetic detection apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the Hall output controller changes the output phase of the Hall device 8 times during one control cycle of the Hall device. 
     
     
       12. The Hall output controller of  claim 11 , wherein the Hall output controller changes the output phase of the Hall device in order 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees and 270 degrees during the first section and the output phase of the Hall device in order 270 degrees, 180 degrees, 90 degrees and 0 degrees during the second section. 
     
     
       13. The magnetic detection apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the Hall output controller changes the output phase of the Hall device 4 times during a first section of a control cycle of the Hall device and the output phase of the Hall device 4 times in reverse order of an output phase alteration sequence order of the first section during a second section of the control cycle of the Hall device. 
     
     
       14. A magnetic detection apparatus, comprising:
 a Hall device configured to comprise terminals and to generate an electromotive force based on a magnetic field; 
 a Hall output controller configured to select two output terminals from among the terminals to control an output phase of the Hall device; 
 an amplifier configured to connect to the selected output terminals to amplify the output of the Hall device; 
 an amplifier output controller configured to control an output polarity of the amplifier based on the output of the Hall device; and 
 an integrator configured to integrate an output of the amplifier output controller, 
 wherein the Hall output controller controls the output of the Hall device such that a rising time loss quantity related to an output of the amplifier output controller is identical to a falling time loss quantity related to an output of the amplifier output controller. 
 
     
     
       15. The magnetic detection apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the Hall output controller controls the output phase of the Hall device to have more than two output phase alteration sequences in a half cycle of a control cycle of the Hall device. 
     
     
       16. The magnetic detection apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the Hall output controller controls the output phase of the Hall device to implement different output phase alteration sequence orders, providing plural output phase alterations during one control cycle of the Hall device. 
     
     
       17. A method for controlling a Hall device, comprising:
 using a Hall device comprising terminals to generate an electromotive force; 
 controlling an output of the Hall device so that an output phase alteration sequence order of a first section of the output is symmetrical to an output phase alteration sequence order of a second section of the output on the basis of a half cycle of a control cycle of the Hall device; 
 amplifying an output of the Hall device; and 
 controlling an output polarity of an amplifier based on the output of the Hall device, 
 wherein the output phase alteration sequence order of the first section is different from the output phase alteration sequence order of the second section. 
 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 17 , further comprising integrating the controlled output of the Hall device based on the controlled output polarity of the amplifier. 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 17 , wherein the controlling of the output of the Hall device includes controlling the output phase alteration sequence order of the first section to be a reverse order of the output phase alteration sequence order of the second section, during the control cycle of the Hall device.